Published 11:58 IST, August 5th 2020
Ayushmann Khurrana shares BTS pictures on 'Bala' director Amar Kaushik's birthday
As filmmaker Amar Kaushik turned a year older on August 4, actor Ayushmann Khurrana shared a series of behind-the-scenes pictures on his birthday.
As Stree, Ghanchakkar fame filmmaker Amar Kaushik turned a year older on August 4, actor Ayushmann Khurrana shared a series of behind-the-scenes pictures on his Instagram story to commemorate the special day. The BTS pictures are from their last venture which was a social problem comedy film Bala that also starred actress Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam in pivotal roles.
Ayushmann Khurrana's birthday wish for Amar Kaushik
While extending his wishes on the special day, Ayushmann shared several pictures from the sets of the film. In the first picture, the actor can be seen dressed in his character while the director can be seen explaining to him a particular scene. In the second BTS picture, Ayushmann dressed in his Bald character from the film is seen having a conversation with the director over a cup of tea. While captioning the picture, the actor wrote, “Kaushik saab, you’re the man. Happy Birthday.” In the third picture, the director-actor can be seen sitting down for a discussion over the script. Captioning the picture, the Article 15 actor wrote, “This is the better picture, Bithoor ghat, night shift, and Chandni raat.”
The story of the film Bala revolves around Bala (Ayushmann Khurrana), a young man suffers from premature balding and struggles to measure up to social beauty standards. When his insecurity threatens his marriage with Pari (Yami Gautam), he seeks the help of his childhood friend Latika (Bhumi Pednekar) who becomes a dark-complexioned lawyer. After the runaway success of last year’s Stree, director Amar Kaushik has delivered another hit with Bala.
As per reports, The Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Bala was screened at the Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival in Toronto on July 31st. The Amar Kaushik directorial was the only Indian film at the festival. As Bala hit the cinemas in 2019, it proved to be one of the biggest hits of year by smashing the numbers on the box office. The film also crossed the 100 crores mark comfortably as its domestic business was 116.38 crores. The film that was made on quite a small budget proved to be heavily profitable for its makers and was declared a hit film. After the much-loved film, the versatile actor Ayushmann Khurrana was seen in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan & Gulabo Sitabo this year. Due to the ongoing pandemic and theatres being shut globally, Gulabo Sitabo directly released on Amazon Prime.
Updated 11:58 IST, August 5th 2020